December Issue 2023
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ABOUT<br />
Holly Pudwell,<br />
MS, RDN, LDN, CEDRD-S<br />
Background<br />
Years in the field?<br />
16 years<br />
What are your roles/ titles?<br />
Registered Dietitian in private practice<br />
and residential/PHP.<br />
Anything else you would like to share about<br />
your background?<br />
Treating eating disorders has been my<br />
goal since high school and I have been<br />
working with this population since<br />
college.<br />
What is your favorite part of your role/job?<br />
Seeing the healing that is possible is the<br />
greatest reward!<br />
What made you want to pursue the career/degree<br />
that you have?<br />
From the first time I learned about eating<br />
disorders in my high school AP Psych class. I<br />
realized how many people around had or<br />
were struggling with one. I thought,<br />
“someone should really do something about<br />
that” and then thought, “why not me?”. In<br />
doing so I got to marry my endless<br />
fascination with the intricate way God has<br />
designed the human body with my desire to<br />
help others.<br />
Do you or the BYB ministry have any food<br />
related holiday traditions?<br />
At BYB we strive to pay attention to<br />
details that make a difference, that<br />
make our patients feel at ease and wellloved.<br />
Holidays are no exception so we<br />
work to serve special meals, hand<br />
stockings,and have fun activities.<br />
What do you feel has been the biggest<br />
challenge in your field?<br />
There are several! One major one is the<br />
lack of education on eating disorders in<br />
medicine and nutrition, both are<br />
deplorably diet-centric.<br />
Did you always have an interest in<br />
nutrition/dietetics/public health/volunteering?<br />
I became fascinated with how the body works<br />
in a high school health class and wanted to<br />
pursue learning more and use that knowledge<br />
to helps others.<br />
Any closing advice or fun facts?<br />
I think our world would look drastically different<br />
if we all knew that the perfect, loving, allknowing<br />
God of the universe made each of us<br />
on purpose, exactly as we are, and loves us<br />
unconditionally. We do not need to look any<br />
certain way or jump through any particular<br />
hoops to earn his acceptance and love and his<br />
is the one that ultimately counts.<br />
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